Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1901 — Page 6

POLITICS OF THE DAY

TRY TO REVIVE SHIP BILL. Tlte press bureau of the lobby that is promoting the ship subsidy grab is working* overtime In sending out from •Washington inaccurate news about the legislative status of the grab. The evident piiqiose is to create an impression ><hat there will be subsidy legislation (before the adjournment of Congress; ■that tiie pending bill will be radically amended, and that Mr. Hanna and his partners will accept the amendments. The press bureau undertakes to tell what the amendments will be and says that among others will l>e one which will cut about $200,000 off the fast ships of the International 7 Navigation Company. It says also that this has been by Senators McMillan, Aldrich, Spooner and Allison. As a matter of fact, these men are 'unwilling to pay another dollar to the (triscom-Kockefeller ships, which are Already drawing upward of $700,000 from the United States Treasury fn snail sultsldies. Neither are they will tug to accept the vast amount of foreign tonnage .which Hanna and Griscom are trying to dump upon the Treasury. The sentiment against the bill is increasing every day, and even Its friends are admitting that there is not one chance in fifty that it will be voted upon during the life of the Fifty-sixth Congress. Good Prospect fir Democrats. There can be no doubt about the overthrow of Republicanism at an early date If Democracy shall prove itself to be worthy of the confidence of the American people. With imperial Ism, militarism, monopoly and profligacy provoking to open resistance a very large proportion of the best elements of file Republican party, the Democrats have an open field for achieving tri umphs. Democratic leadership in State and nation must arise above the con flints of faction and the cupidity of sjiellsmen. It must be clean In organ Izatlon, resolute in purpose and earn <-s! In effort. -Philadelphia Times. Why It Is OpP£?e_L_ The opposition to the ship subsidy comes not alone from Democrats who object to this form of paternalism on principle, but from independent and unfettered Republicans, who recognized the fact that every claim made for it sis a patriotic measure was fraudulent nnd false. This public opinion so forcibly and persistently expressed has created havoc among the Hanna following, especially from the West, who even for the benefit of Hanna’s favor refuse to jeopardize their political standing among their own eonstiuents by voting for such a measure.—Utica Observer. I*iinl*ll the Filin lerers of Cuba. The Supreme Court at last has de elded that Neely must be tried in Cuba. Now, try him as quickly as can be, and Rathbone, too. Spare no officials, high or low, civil or military, that have sought to plunder Cuba. It has been nsserted often that the American people are conducting In Cuba the most gigantic philanthropic enterprise the world ever has known. All the more shocking, then, Is the conduct of our agents who have lietrayed our trust amt robbed the object of our charitable eiulea v or.—l ndlami ik>l Is I ’ress. Few Predictions Ver.tied. It was unwind of Senator Culberson of Texas to interrupt Senator Proctor’s speech for an enlarged army by quoting the President's statement in his letter ■of acceptance that a considerable re duction of the American force in the Philippines would become possible after election. There have been few predicitlons about the Philippines which have turned out right, except the prediction that the islands would be an endless source of trouble ami expense. Buffalo Express.

Quay’s Hutlly Clotidcr! Title. There never was a more flagrant example of a fraudulent acquisition of a .seat in the SenaletlianTfiat of Quay's •‘election” in Pennsylvania. Notwithstanding that it Is perfectly palpable ♦tint Quay has secured his seat by foul means, it is safe to say that the United States Senate will not even inquire Into Ids title. It is not often that the Senate, as In the exceptional case of Clark, lakes any action to protect Its muchvaunted dignity and honor from corru(rtiouists and thieves, Louisville Courier Journal. Father Poor Consolation. The very best solution possible that the adminlstratloulsts can give us for the. future of the Philippine problem is the statement of Senator Lodge that at the expiration of another two years we may be able to reduce the forces in the Islands from 05,000 to about 25,000, but tliat the latter number will probably have to be kept there Indefinitely. The public can extract from this state meat whatever of consolation there Is In it. Houston Po»‘. No More Factional Differences. Let there lie no more of factions. Let us la* content with the title ‘‘Democrat" and take by the hand every other Democrat—and hold him firm. He may be wrong about some things, but God knows Jie la not as wrong as Itepubll ■cams are. He may differ from you as to one thing, but Republicans oppose you in everything. Let there be no more qualifier! Democrats, whatever <iio term of qualification may be. Let

tiie name and the fundamental prln* ciples of justice and right be the broad platform on which we all can stand now. —Lafayette, Ind., Journal. The Case Well Stated. Nobody supposes that Justice Harlan of the Federal Supreme Court would be influenced in his decisions by the President's appointment of “the younger Harlan to a fat office, but the President should have bad more delicacy than to embarrass the distinguished jurist by such a show of favoritism when matters of vital Importance to tin* administration are now pending in the Supreme Court.—Houston Post. Robbing the Home Consumer. The protection now afforded by the Dingley tariff enables the sell at any figure necessary abroad to meet the competition in foreignmarkets.and recoup any possible losses by putting up the prices to home consumers, who are denied the benefit of foreign competition in the United States. The home consumer is robbed in order that the foreign customer may have a bargain. Washington Post. I’nrty Leaders Out of Line. Witli ex President Harrison, exSpeaker Reed, General Lew Wallace, Senator Hoar and other prominent Republicans out of harmony with the present administration, it would seem that there may be some need of a reorganization of the Republican party.— Memphis Commercial-Appeal. A Stride Toward Imp; ialiam. Considered from any standpoint, the army bill is a long stride in the direction of imperialism, and is calculated to seriously undermine our cherished popular institutions.—New Orleans Picayune.

A FAMOUS STRONG BOX.

That of the Clearing lions? the Strongest in the World. At the clearing house hi New York, where more than $1,000,000 in gold coin is always on hand, they take no chances with such primitive treasure chests as the government uses in the Philadelphia mint, says a correspondent of the Philadelphia Press. The clearing house strong Imix is the only one of its kind in tin* world, ami experts say it is the best. Even the Bank of England cannot show anything like it. Situated somewhat lower than the sidewalk, the vault is about as large as a good-sized diningroom, having a frontage of 25 feet and a depth of 20 feet. It is 12 feet high. The floor rests on a platform of steel rails. Like the sides and the top, it is six and a quarter inches thick, of chrome steel plates tempered to almost diamond hardness. The compartment is brilliantly lighted at all times, and the treasure chest is free from contact with the top and sides. With the floor there is contact at four points only. This is furnished by solid masonry piers built on bedrock. These piers raise the great chest six feet six itichex from the floor to the level of a narrow platform reaching all around the apartment, but separated by quite a space from the box itself, l lie watchmen who guard the treasure chest day and night may walk under it at will. This makes robbery by tunneling quite out of the question. An additional safeguard is furnished by a grating, or grill, of two-inch steel bars, which reach from floor to ceiling, makj ing it impossible for anybody to get 1 within four or five feet of the chest 1 without unlocking the doors of tiie ■ grill. The strong box can be oponeiLonly in the presence of two sets of officials, one from tli<‘ clearing house and one from the associated banks which own the gold. Each official uses a separate < oinbination both on lhe grating doors and the chest. After the folding doors, weighing ten tons, have been mnnlpulated there are several small steel chests to be unlocked before the gold is accessible. The machinery of this treasure chest is ns delicate as a watch, and is one of the finest pieces of mechanism of its kind in the world.

The Practical Joke.

The practical Joke is a remnant of barbarism. Hunted back to its origin It is a survival of the methods of tortun* hi vogue with savages the world over. Tlie idea behind every practical Joke Is the Infliction of pain, shame, fear or ridicule upon the victim. It ia not often that tingle effects follow a Joke, repeating, the news chronicles of the dally press, but when one reflects that tlw real object of every alleged "Joke" of the practical kind Is simply to Inflict physical or mental pain upon some one, It seems as if it must be time, by tlie dock of t)ie ages, for the practice to ent! at least among civilized and half-civilized people.—Woman’s Home (’ompatdon. The fortunate man is he who, born poor or nobody, works gradually up to wealth mid consideration and. having got JJjent. dies before he finds they were Mot worth so much trouble.— Charles Reade. At n college for the blind at Norwood the Inmates nre nil taught to ride n cycle. The machines nre built to seat from six to ten persons, and are steered by the Instructors, who take tbs front sent. The world will tolerate roguery longer than Ignorance.

INDIANS UNDER ARMS

FIVE NATIONS ARE REPORTED IN REBELLION. Towne in Indian Territory and -Oklahoma Threatened—A Troop of the Eighth United States Cavalry Ordered to the Front by Gen. Miles. Dispatches from South McAlester, Checotah, Enfala and other points in fte Indian country indicate that the Snake band of the Creek Indian nation has succeeded in spreading rebellion throughout the Five Nations and that a general uprising throughout the territory of fullbloods who are opposed to progressive government is to be feared. More United States troops will lie naked for, ns it is thought the one troop at Wetunpkn will not be strong enough to copo with the Indians. It is estimated that 1,500 full bloods are under arms. The whole country is excited and under arms. Whites and peaceable Indians nre organizing for mutual protection. Isolated squatters are fleeing to towns for greater safety. Troops Ordered to the Front. Lieut. Gen. Miles sent an order to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, commanding the Department of the Missouri, at Omaha, directing him -to take immediate action in suppressing the raid of the Snake band of outlaws in Indian Territory, He is instructed to send a troop of cavalry to Henrietta to act in conjunction with the United States marshal. Gen. Lee has sent Troop A of the Eighth cavalry from Fort Reno, Okla., to Muskogee, Indian Territory, to aid in suppressing the uprising of Creek outlaw bands. The Choctaws claim to have a strength of 2,500, and have adopted the same resolutions and tactics as the Creeks. Indians Threaten Oklahoma. Oklahoma is also threatened with invasion by the Indiana. This is the alarming tenor of advices received at Guthrie from the scene of the Indian uprising in the Creel Nation. Ghost dances are the order of the night, and to the terror inspired by the Indians is added the fear of outlaw bands which threaten to overrun the county and pillage, loot nnd ravish regardless of the merits of any controversy which may exist. The Insubordinate Snake band of Creek Indians living on the reservation east of Lincoln County threaten to invade Oklahoma. Gov. Barnes received a telephone message from Stroud stating the town was in danger of a raid from the outlaws and half-breeds of the Creek Nation, who would take advantage of the disturbances among the Indians to raid •everal towns nnd rob banks.

EXTRA SESSION LIKELY.

F'fti-seventh Consress May Convene Before December. A Washington correspondent declares that an extra session of Congress looms up ns inevitable. The legislative hopper is overtilled with bills which must be passed during the remaining legislative days. Hitherto the champions of the shipping bill have disclaimed any desire to f:wor an extraordinary session. But they now proclaim openly that unless the ship subsidy bill is passed this session the President will be induced to convene the Fifty-seventh Assembly before the regular session in December. The ostensible excuse for this call will be to act upon the Cuban constitutional convention. It becomes evident that the Cuban delegates will be unable to present the framework of their independent government until after the life of the present Congress has expired. It Is equally certain that Great Britain will not forward its reply to the Ilny-Paunce-fote treaty amendments until after adjournment, and In view of the ironclad agreement there can be no Nicaraguan legislation this session. Likewise there arises in the background the Supreme Court decisions affecting the status of the island possessions, which may demand immediate attention from Congress. To cap the climax, the war tax reduction bill as reported by the Senate committee invites a great deal of hoatllitx in the House, and the possibility of the enactment of war tax reduction legislation is farther removed by the certainty of a deadlock in conference between the Senate nnd House, The Senate reduction bill is totally different from that passed by the House nnd is regarded by the members of the latter as offensive and inequitable. A deadlock between the. two houses of Congress is in sight with the war tax reduction bill as the issue. Although the Senate bill reported from committee does not exceed the nmouat of reduction authorized in the House, the character of the Senate bill is totally different. The Senate committee replaced the tax on bank checks, drafts, bills of exchange, postal money orders and many other items which the House removed. It likewise repeals the stamp taxes, repeals the tax on commercial brokers and abolishes other features which were present in the House bill.

The Old-Timcts.

Sir William Muir, at the age of 81, is about to leave his position at the head of Edinburgh University. During the Indian mutiny he performed his first public service, when he was in charge of the intelligence department nt Agra. Captain Jonathan Norton of Lee, Mass., expired Dec. 12, aged 105 years. He died in the belief that some more-for-tunate person-will fnthom the mystery and bring about tlie fruition of his life's struggle perpetual motion. Captain Nortoy wrote President McKinley informing him he was about to realise his dream and offered the machine to the government. He received n reply from the President to the effect that if ths machine was a success he would interest himself In the matter. Alton 8. Sherman, wh» was Chicago’s third Mayor, IS still living, at the age of 89 years. He was bom In Vermont. His present homo la in Waukegan, and be achlom visits the city over which he ruled so many years ngo. He moved out of the town before the big fire. Prof. Giovanni Schiaparelli, director of ths Brvrn observatory at Milan, has been retired after forty-two years of service. He is celebrated for his discovery of the canals in Mare. His observations on me teoritca, on the double stars snd on the Ilanets Mercury and Venus ars of the ighest astronomical Talus.

IN-THE-PUBLICEYE

Mary White, a 16-year-old girl of Callonay, Neb., has won for herself tho name of ‘‘The laughing girl.” For weeks

her mouth remained fixed in a laughing position and all the eminent phy- J sicians of western Ne- J braska could not change it. The girl, who lives with her parents on a sheep ranch, is noted for her good nature. One day while eating dinner , she was amused by a jesting remark' and

MARY WHITE.

threw back her head to laugh, opening her mouth wide. When she tried to close her mouth she could not. Her jawbones remained fixed wide apart. Physicians were calk'd, without avail. The girl was nourished by artificial means, but was failing fast when an osteopathist, by manipulation. caused tho muscles to relax and the jaws resumed their normal position. , Nathan M. Freer of Chicago died the other day of consumption, which he contracted by staying for hours in a hot and humid greenhouse in which he raised tropical plants. He had a passion for flowers and was a wealthy philanthropist. Lord Wolseley is to receive a special pension of SIO,OOO a year as a retired commander-in-chief over and above his pay of $(>,000 a year as a field marshal of the army. J. Ogden Armouj, who succeeds to the management of the vast business interests of his father, is physically and

mentally wholly unlike that gentleman. He lacks impulsiveness and is on the verge of coldness. He _isj_ cautious, modest and conciliatory, does not believe in such slavish adherence to business aa his father practiced and. lacking in combative qualities, is not

J. O. ARMOUR.

apt to engage in those fierce speculative combats that seemed to delight the elder Armour. Mr. Armour is 37 years old. The Duke of the Abruzzi proposes to start from Buonos Ayres in 1902, on a voyage to explore the South Polar seas, in a ship which wild be specially built in Italy from his own plans and specifications. The expenditure of the Shah in Paris and in Vienna has been so lavish that it is estimated that by the time lie gets back to Teheran his tour will have cost him upwards of half a million sterling. Miss Daisy Leiter, the heiress, who is skilled in the management of horses, is to give a series of hunt breakfasts at

Warrenton, Pa., assis te d by her friend, Miss Phillips. It was at Miss Leiter’s request that her father recently purchased a horse for s(’>oo, which was the property of Richard Wallach, who had but a short while before bought it for $l5O. It was thought

MISS LEITER.

early in the season thnt Mr. Leiter would purchase for his daughters the handsome horses owned by Thomas Nelson Page, but after trying the horses. Miss Daisy decided that she did not like them. Congressman Richardson of Tennessee is now Grand Commander of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masons for the southern jurisdiction, succeeding T. H. Cornell, who died recently. The will of the late C! P. Huntington discloses that the only property belonging to him in San Francisco was a mortgage interest in real property in the value of $50,(100. Dr. Charles Sabin Taft, who was raised upon men’s shoulders in Ford’s Theater into tho box when Abraham Lincoln

was assassinated, whose hands wfro on the martyred President's head when he breathed his last, died tlie other day at his home, No. 39 South Seventh avenue, Mt. Vernon. His death leaves only three survivors of

DR. TAFT.

those who were nt Lincoln's deathbed. Dr. Taft was 05 years old. Lord Roberta has just entered upon his fiftieth year of military service. He saw service in the mutiny, and won his majority and the Victoria cross in the campaign which led to the retaking of Delhi. The fact, however, that Mr. Armour never, during his long, exciting and eventful business career, struck first, or attacked nny nun, except in self-defense, will always stand out as one of the great traits of his character. Lofd Rolierts. 'it is said, is the first nian who has ever been entitled to wear both the Garter nnd the Victoria Cross. He is also the first who has ever worn the cross nnd been n Knight of the Garter nnd St. Patrick. Mrs. Tom Thumb is now 00 years of age, but is still blight and active. She is, however, Mrs. Tom Thumb no longer, having married agrfin. Her present husband is Count Mngrl. Henry 8. Eastman, last survivor of the crews wlio served in Commodore Perry’s famous expedition in Japan, died Inset week in Han Francisco, aged <W. Tors, the Japanese wife of Rlr Edwin Arnold, baa become one of the most popular hostesnev In Ixtndon.

I ■ ;■ ■' f B I 1 \ h-J-ftJ H Frances MISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON, daughter of HON. JUDGE Anderson, of Virginia, is at present in Washington, D. C., as Corresponding Secretary of the Higher Educational League, of that city. Cured of la grippe by Peruna.

MISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON, Corresponding Secretary of the Higher Educational League, yvrites from the -“Astoria,” Washington, D. C., the following: •‘About two months ago I was taken very ill with la grippe and was obliged to go to bed. I took three bottles of Peruna with very beneficial results, and was able to leave my bed in a week and regained my usual strength very soon. “I have nothing but praise for Peruna, and recommend it to those similarly affected wherever Frances M. Anderson. La grippe Is, strictly speaking, epidemic catarrh—that is to say, a variety of acute catarrh which is so contagious and runs a course more or less definite, the same as scarlet fever, whooping cough, etc. During the acute stakes of la grippe it is not a very fatal disease, but the condition in which it leaves the system has, caused the death of a countless number. Indeed nearly every person who has had la grippe within the last three years finds himself more or less deranged by the pernicious effects of this* disease. The majority of those who have escaped death find life scarcely worth living. If this vast multitude of people could only know with what certainty and promptness Peruna would relieve them of all the bad effects which la grippe has brought upon them, what an untold amount of suffering would be averted! Thousands have already heard how quickly this remedy will cure in these cases and have been saved; but tens of thousands have not yet heard, and con-

Miss Ellen Terry.

Miss Ellen Terry cannot sleep spontaneously; she has to be hypnotized into rest by the voice of some one rending aloud. Therefore, her girl friends take turns at some books every afternoon during her long engagements.

A Remedy for the Grippe.

Physicians recommend KEMP’S BALSAM as a remedy for patients afflicted with grip, as it is especially adapted for the throat and lungs. Do not wait for the first symptoms of the disease, but get a bottle to-day and keep it oa hand for use the moment it is needed. If neglected the grip has n tendency to bring on pneumonia. KEMP'S BALSAM prevents this by keeping the cough loose nnd the lungs free from inflammation. AU druggists sell KEMP’S BALSAM at 25c and sOc.

From Steuographer to Premier.

Like rnauy another successful man, Sir John Gordon Sprigg went to the Cape In his youth because he was too delicate to live comfortably in England. His occupation was at first that of a shorthandwriter, but he quickly found his talent in the direction of politics serviceable, and has been Premier no fewer than three times in the Cajw Parliament.

« Dearness Cannot Re Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness IS caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Wlten tills tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect’bearing, and when It Is entirely closed. Deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing trill be destroyed forever; nine cases out of leu are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deainetn icaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, bend for circulars; (res. F. J. CHKNKY & CO.. Toledo. O. WBold by Druggists, 760. In Ht. Helena there are descendant* of colored men who were brought to the Island 100 years ago. They are as black as their distant cousins on the coaat of Guinea.

tinue to suffer on, dropping into the grave one by one. Peruna cures catarrh in all stages and varieties, whether acute or chronic, and is therefore the most effective remedy ever devised for removing all the derangements which follow la grippe. Samuel M. York writes from Union Grove, Ala., the following letter: Dear Sir—“ Last week I was taken with la grippe and catarrhal deafness. I wrote you for advice and followed your directions. After taking two bottles of Peruna I found myself well of la grippe, and my hearing was fully restored. My health is better than it has been in five years. “My wife improved In health very much after taking Peruna.”—Samuel M. York. Miss Caroline J. Kahl, Otisco, Ind., writes as follows: •‘Three years I bad la grippe and pulmonary trouble. I was very sick. 1 had hemorrhages of the lungs nearly every day for a year, and three bottles of your Peruna cured me. The doctor said I had consumption. lam now in better health than 1 have been for many years. “I highly recommend Peruna to all my neighbors and friends. Peruna is my favorite medicine. I shall always have Peruna in the house."—Miss Caroline J. Kahl. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use Of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your.case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.

Lord Bule’s Wealth.

The Marquis of Bute is possibly more than any British peer the architect of his own fortune. It is estimated that bls fortune, If converted into gold, would represent the weight of at least 80 tons of bullion, and would require for Its transjxirt the utmost strength of 50 teams horses. His Income may safely be estimated at $2,000 a day. Add to this 10 titles, besides jilgnltles innumerable and five lordly houses, and It will readily be acknowledged that tlie Marquis has reason to think himself among the blessed of the earth. Cardiff has been to. Lord Bute the source from which lucky millions have flowed.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONF, DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 263.

Just Think.

Arctic Explorer—An Arctic night lasting as it does 141 days, is no joke, I can tell you. 1 should not care to go through It again! Friend—Why, than, 1 think It la splendid. Fancy saying to a creditor, “Please cal! ngnln to morrow morning." Plso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.— N. W. Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17,1900. Might and right do differ frightfully from hour to hour; but give them centurlea to try it tn, they are found to be Identical.—Carlyle. Thirty minutes la nil the time required to dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Sold by druggist*. In order to be much missed one must be a great nuisance or a great bleating. Mrs. Winslow's Sooratso mtsuv tnr ChlMrsa tssthine: oottens tbs aums. rsoncsalnHanmatloa. allays pals eurss wtndoolle « ossta a botlla When a man baa the blue* be bad better atrlke hia Color*.